VICTORIAN TERTIARY ADMISSIONS CENTRE 40 Park St, South Melbourne VIC 3205 1300 364 133 www.vtac.edu.au
MEMORANDUM TO: Principals and IB Coordinators of Victorian IB Schools FROM: Catherine Wills Director, VTAC DATE: 2 June 2015 SUBJECT: 2015 Notional ATAR
The Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admissions Centres (ACTAC) has agreed on, and passed to the IBO for communication to all Australian IB schools, the table to convert 2015 IB results for 2016 tertiary admissions in New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. This conversion table, together with the Higher Education Study increments in terms of ATAR points, is provided as the 2015 Notional ATAR in Attachment 1. Victoria calculates an annual contribution to the Notional ATAR conversion, using the agreed Combined IB Conversion Process. To ensure the accuracy of this contribution, all Victorian IB students are required to sit the General Achievement Test (GAT). Schools must ensure that: The VCAA is advised of all Year 12 IB students, including those retaking the IB All IB students sit the GAT The VCAA provides information on IB registration and information about the GAT in the ‘VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook 2015’. It is the school’s responsibility to make arrangements for IB students to sit the GAT, including payment of the relevant VCAA fees. Exemptions from the GAT Exemptions are only granted in extremely limited circumstances, such as a student retaking the IB who already sat the GAT in a previous year. Exemptions are not automatic. To apply for an exemption, the school must call VTAC on 1300 364 133 (option 2). IB students who do not sit the GAT and have not been granted an exemption may not be eligible for a notional ATAR. Exemption requests must be made by 5pm, Friday 6 November 2015. IB data collection for tertiary admissions As in previous years, VTAC will manage the data collection process for students at Australasian IB World Schools on behalf of all Australian Tertiary Admissions Centres. This is a separate process from registration of Victorian IB students with the VCAA. The Schools Liaison team will send a memo to all IB coordinators with information about this process shortly.
VICTORIAN TERTIARY ADMISSIONS CENTRE 40 Park St, South Melbourne VIC 3205 1300 364 133 www.vtac.edu.au  Attachment 1: The 2015 International Baccalaureate Combined Rank and Notional ATAR table This table converts a Passing IB Diploma score to its notional Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) value for the 2015-16 selection year. 2015 Passing IB Diploma Score (including bonus points)
Combined Rank (Notional ATAR)
45
99.95
44
99.85
43
99.75
42
99.45
41
98.85
40
98.30
39
97.55
38
96.70
37
95.80
36
94.40
35
93.25
34
92.05
33
90.60
32
88.85
31
86.90
30
83.85
29
81.20
28
79.25
27
77.05
26
74.65
25
71.60
24
68.10
The ATAR increments for IB students completing a Higher Education Study, if any, are set out below. For a given IB score and Higher Education result, the increment will be added to the Notional ATAR.